Medgyaszay, Istvan
Name
Medgyaszay, Istvan
Gender
Male
Birth
August 23, 1877 Budapest
Death
April 29, 1959 Budapest
Descriptive Note
Istvan Medgyaszay was a Hungarian architect. Medgyaszay studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts and at the Budapest Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. He created works praised for their synthesis of national romanticism and functionalism. Because of his anthropological interest in Hungarians origins, Medgyaszay integrated engineering innovations (such as reinforced concrete and compact architectural structures) with archetypal motives, such as the tulip (from Turkish tradition), animal symbols (the hawk in particular, as symbol of ancient warriors, and the deer and doe), and pre-Christian religious elements such as the Sun and Moon. His most daring plan was the construction of a National Pantheon in Budapest on the Gellért Hill, the design of which won awards in Vienna in 1903, Budapest in 1906, Paris 1907, London 1909 and Monza in 1923.
Roles
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